Abraham Lincoln Marovitz
Appointed by President John F. Kennedy in 1963 and confirmed by voice vote, Abraham Lincoln Marovitz was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He earned a law degree from Chicago-Kent College of Law in 1925. Rulings & record ↓ Sources ↓
- Lived
- 1905–2001
- Appointed by
- John F. Kennedy, 1963
- Confirmed
- by voice vote
- Education
- Chicago-Kent College of Law 1925
- Succeeded
- Julius Howard Miner
- Succeeded by
- George Neves Leighton
Federal judicial service
| Year | Court | Appointed by | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1963 | Northern District of Illinois succeeded Julius Howard Miner | Kennedy (D) | Voice vote |
Party letters show the appointing president’s party, not the judge’s own. A voice vote means the chamber approved aloud. No senator-by-senator tally is recorded.
Confirmation vote
Voice vote
The Senate approved this confirmation aloud, with no senator-by-senator tally recorded. Recorded roll-call votes begin in 1989.
Education
| Chicago-Kent College of Law | LL.B. | 1925 |
Judicial Record
In our data, Marovitz authored 128 published opinions for the court (1963–1989). Most cited: United States v. Tanner (43 citations).
A selective record from published opinions in the CourtListener corpus, not every ruling; most unpublished district orders are not included. Counts and rankings are objective and recomputable: how we count. We describe the record, not the judge.
Recent & notable rulings
| Year | Case | Citation | Cited |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | United States v. Tanner | 279 F. Supp. 457 | 43 |
| 1967 | Jack O'Donnell Chevrolet, Inc. v. Shankles | 276 F. Supp. 998 | 38 |
| 1967 | United States v. Lubomski | 277 F. Supp. 713 | 33 |
| 1967 | Karczewski v. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company | 274 F. Supp. 169 | 29 |
| 1966 | Kennedy v. Rubin | 254 F. Supp. 190 | 25 |
| 1980 | Frary v. Shorr Paper Products, Inc. | 494 F. Supp. 565 | 24 |
| 1968 | La Salle Street Press, Inc. v. McCormick and Henderson, Inc. | 293 F. Supp. 1004 | 24 |
| 1980 | United States v. R. I. T. A. Organics, Inc. | 487 F. Supp. 75 | 23 |
| 1974 | Gardels v. Murphy | 377 F. Supp. 1389 | 23 |
| 1971 | Sisters of Providence of St. Mary of Woods v. City of Evanston | 335 F. Supp. 396 | 23 |
| 1968 | United States v. Wilson Sporting Goods Co. | 288 F. Supp. 543 | 22 |
| 1972 | Aetna State Bank v. Maryland Casualty Company | 345 F. Supp. 903 | 21 |
| 1967 | United States v. Curry | 278 F. Supp. 508 | 21 |
| 1973 | Stachulak v. Coughlin | 364 F. Supp. 686 | 19 |
| 1972 | United States v. Drevetzki | 338 F. Supp. 403 | 19 |
Showing the 15 most-cited of 128 authored opinions in our data. “Cited” is inbound citations across the CourtListener corpus. Case links open the ruling’s full text (CourtListener) or its page here; read the methodology and verify against the primary source.
Questions & answers
- Who appointed Abraham Lincoln Marovitz?
- President John F. Kennedy appointed Abraham Lincoln Marovitz to the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois in 1963.
- Was Abraham Lincoln Marovitz appointed by a Democrat or a Republican?
- Abraham Lincoln Marovitz was appointed by President John F. Kennedy, a Democrat. JudicialFinder records the appointing president's party, not a judge's own politics.
- What was Abraham Lincoln Marovitz's confirmation vote?
- Abraham Lincoln Marovitz was confirmed by voice vote on September 25, 1963. No senator-by-senator tally was recorded.
- Which court was Abraham Lincoln Marovitz on?
- Abraham Lincoln Marovitz was a Judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
Sources
Each fact on this page traces to a primary public record.
- FJC Biographical Directory
- Wikidata
- CourtListener bulk data (Free Law Project): authored opinions & citation counts
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37 years on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. Data as of 2026-08-10. Informational only; verify against the primary source before relying. Not a consumer report (FCRA).